Party | Candidate | Votes | Percent | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Twigg, Derek | 31,497 | 70.9% | +11.2% | |
Conservative | Balmer, Philip | 7,847 | 17.7% | -11% | |
Liberal Democrats | Jones, Janet | 3,263 | 7.3% | -3.1% | |
Referendum | Atkins, Reginald | 1,036 | 2.3% | N/A | |
Liberal | Proffitt, David | 600 | 1.4% | N/A | |
Republican | Alley, John | 196 | 0.4% | N/A | |
Majority | 23,650 | 53.2% | +22.2% | Turnout | 44,439 | 68.4% | -9.9% | Swing | +11.1% |